BAM 5, 464 (P394522)

Medical tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [ana _zi]-ku5#-ru-de3_ szu-a-tu ana _na_ szu-a-tu4#
2'. [a]-na# _nu_ sa22-na-qi2 ina sze-er-ti3
3'. _[numun] {gesz#}haszhur gesz-gi_ li-'i-is {u2}tar-musz _min_
4'. {u2#}pur-da-ma li-'i-is ina mu-us,-la-li
5'. {u2#}im-hur-lim {u2}im-hur-asz-la _gu7_
6'. ina _ge6_ szu-a-tu4 _{u2}in-nu-usz_ <ina> _a gi szul-hi nag_
7'. _zi-ku5-ru-de_ ana _lu2 bi en ti nu te_-szu2
  single ruling
8'. _DISZ_ a-na _lu2 zi-ku5-ru-da_ sza _{d}nin-kilim_ e-pu-us-su
9'. _zi-ku5-ru-de3_ szu-u2 sza _iti 7(disz)-kam_
10'. _{d}nin-kilim_ ina _e2 lu2 igi_
11'. _{d}nin-kilim_ szu-a-tu4 sza ina _e2 lu2_ in-nam-ru
12'. _szu-ti_-qe2 ana _igi {mul}mar-gid2-da gar_-an
13'. _lu2_ sza _zi-ku5-ru-da_ ep-szu2-szu2#
14'. ana _igi {mul}mar-gid2-da du10-gam_-su _lu2_ szu-a-tu4
15'. ana# _ugu {d}nin-kilim giri17_-szu2 tu-szaq-da-as#-su#
16'. [ina _igi] {mul#}mar#-gid2-da_ ana _ugu {d}nin-kilim_ szu-a-[tu4]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P394522

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 02572

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 464

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: DA, 042

    [Boissier1894DA] Boissier, Alfred. 1894. Documents Assyriens Relatifs Aux Présages. Paris : É. Bouillon.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-02 at 13:22:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-02 at 13:21:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-05-30 at 14:04:43 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-11 at 14:36:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-28 at 12:05:34 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-19 at 00:32:04 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 464 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394522.
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (No. P394522). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394522},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 464 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394522.
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (No. P394522). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394522},
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